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    HERALD.
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Official Taper of Box Butte County
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AN!) HttDAY
Official Paper of the City of Allianct
'VOLUME XXVIII.
(Eight Pages)
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA,
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1921
NO. 41
1
YOUTH IS HELD
CHARGED WITH
BURNING BARN
LLOYD A. WRIGHT HOUND OVER
TO DISTRICT COURT
'."Witnesses Testify They Saw Him
Touch Match to Refuse Near
Barn on McLean Ranch
A youth giving his name as Lloyd
-A. Wright and his residence at Arkan
sas City, Kas., where his parents re
side, was held for trial at the next
term of district court following a pre
liminary hearing before County Judge
' Tash Monday morning. Wright claims
" to be nineteen years of age, although
in appearance would lend color to the
belief that he Is a few years older.
' He was arrested Sunday morning fol
lowing the burning of a, barn on the
J. M. McLean place, twenty miles
"northeast of Alliance, by Mr. McLean
and Glen D. Locke, renter of the
' place.
This was the third time the barn
" had caught fife in a week. At first
.suspicion did not fall on Wright, who
"was employed as a farm hand by
Locke, but Mr. and Mrs. Locke both
testified that they saw him apply a
match to a pile of straw and refuse at
-one side of the barn, county Attor-
ney Basye prosecuted the complaint,
-anti "Wright, was was not represented
"by an attorney, conducted his own de-
:.fnnse, later going on the stand in his
own behalf. His appearance bond was
placed at $l,00t) which he was not
able to furnish. He is still in the
county jail.
During the past week, there have
been three mysterious fires, all of them
in widely separated parts of the coun-
ty. The barn on the farm occupied
by Locke was three times found to
" be in flames. Sunday, night the barn
on the Lew Hood ranch, thirty-five
miles west of Alliance, burned to the
ground, six horses being burned alive.
Mr. Hood is not a smoker ami there
vas no one at the ranch at the time
the fire occurred. ' I here was no m-
surance, and the place was a total
' loss. ' v .
Last Tuesday the bam on the James J
Evans place, near Berea, caught fire,? have boasted of haying. escaped
in some mysterious manner, and was
destroyed.
.May Be I. W. W. Outbreak
' There are some grounds for belief
that the epidemic of burned barns may
"be due to I. W. W.'s. It is said that
"Wright had in his possession, while ,
living with the Locke family, an I. W. j
W. song book, and that he told of hav-1
incr "buddies" in various parts of the
county. On the other hand, there has
V. mm inflitv " 1 IiaKaAO '
JlctM utrcil nuiu an num. ntnvc- ,
to this part of the country at this time
of the year as have put in an appear
: tmee this spring, and it is possible
tthat the sons of rest may have been
careless with their campfires.
The testimony at Monday morning's
shearing brought out the fact that
-Glen D. Locke has been a resident of
' Box Butte county for some years.
Prior to the war he was employed by
"Chester Ross. He enlisted at Alliance
' when the war broke out, served over-neas-with
the Third division and wears
a wound stripe on his uniform. On his
return he again went to work for
Jioss, but last fall married and rented
the J. M. McLean farm. Four weeks
ago Locke employed Wright as a farm
' 3iand.
Last Tuesday a mysterious fire
started in the barn on the place.
Lock and his wife, assisted by
"Wricrht. extinguished the blaze before
jtt had gained any headway. The fire j
was apparently of incendiary origin,
sind Locke not only spoke of the mat
ter to his landlord, but he and his wife
and Wright, who had not been sus
pected, arranged to watch the prem
ises for the firebug, as it was feared
that he might return. Wright's ac
tions aroused suspicion, however, ac
cording to Locke's testimony.
. Saw the Fire Started
Last Saturday night, Mr. and Mrs.
Locke were awake until midnight,
taking turns making the round of the
place. Wright had gone out, and was
ostensibly making an inspection of the
premises. The Lockes, in the house,
heard two revolver fchots fired, and
' Locke rushed out and fired a couple
. of shots himself, in order to make
Vright believe that he had seen some-
trvincr to make a getaway. Both
men then returned to the house. Locke
tr,u Wright: "Jack, you'd better take
unother look." After Wright had left,
' Locke and his wife extinguished the
lio-Kta in the house to give the im
pression that they had retired. The
two of them slipped outdoors. They
tQur thev testified. Wright walk
the barn, the moonlight show
' ing him plainly. They said they saw
him strike a match and apply it to a
nil nt refuse at the south side of the
Wn. Mrs. Locke testified the saw
. k flacVi rt the match
They carried water and for the sec
. ond time extinguished a blaze. Wright
-tood near, they said, and did not help
fTor tn sist them. Mrs. Locke
became nervous and they left Wright
alone at the house and went to Mc-
I ean's, where they spent the night.
Ahniit 9 a.m. Sunday, Charles an
derwalker, living two miles away, saw
smoke coming from the McLean barn
and he and anotner came in an auiu
mobile. When they arrived they
found the barn ablaze and a portion
of the roof fell in while they were
f-ett'njr out of the car. A granary, to
the south, was threatened, and they
started pouring water on it. While
they were doing; this, Wright came up
to them. He carried a biff six-shooter.
Vanderwalker told him: "That's a
roor thing to fight fire with put it
away and get a bucket." Vander
walker testified Wright made no re
sponse. McLean and Mr. and Mrs. Locke
arrived almost immediately thereafter.
McLean testified that he saw Wright
run out of the house carrying the
pistol.
Story of the Defense
Judge Tash informed Wright that
since he was not represented by an
attorney, he might ask proper ques
tions of the witnesses. He asked Mr.
find Mrs. Locke one question each, as
to whether they had seen him light
a match inside or outside of the barn.
They both said they saw him outside.
Judge Tash then told the defend
ant that he might take the stand in
his own behalf, but that he would sub
ject himself to cross-examinafion if he
did so. He took the stand and out
lined his defense, which was that he
was inside the barn at the time Mr.
and Mrs. Locke saw him strike the
match, and that he had done so, not
to set the barn afire, but to see if
anyone were concealed therein.
Judge Tash held that the evidence
was sufficient to show that there had
been an attempt at arson, and further,
that there was sufficient cause 'for a
belief that Wright was guilty of the
crime.
While Locke was on the stand,
Judge Tash asked him if there were
j any possible motive that Wright
could have for wishing to set the barn
afire. Locke said he could think of
J nothing save that during the first
week Wright had worked for him, he
(had once found .him leaving a six-
horse team standing unhitched, and
! had cautioned him against doing it
i again. Wright had paid no attention
to him and he had har to call him
down. for it.
From conversations with the officers
and with the Lockes, it developed that
Wright has been in trouble with offi
cers before. He is said to have once
been arrested in Jopun, Mo., on a
'charge of rape, but the charge was
dismissed when he married the com
plainant, from whom he has since
separated. He is said to have ad
mitted being arrested many times, and
from a court room in Bartlesville,
Okla.
Mrs. Locke declared, following the
hearing, that Wright had said that
"yeggs would get Locke" and that
Thursday he had told her: "Better
say your prayers tonight. They were
much relieved to find that he had
been unable to secure bail.
The arrest was made by Sheriff
Miller "and Deputy Miskimen, who
were called following the fire Sunday
fnf Ann T StflrA Vanflfll.
Locke. Vander
iiiui iiiuk. a.., ucaiif
walker and others took charge of
Wright and were bringing him to Al
liance, when the sheriffs car ap
proached. Wright jumped from the
car and asked: "Is this the sheriff."
On being informed that he had guessed
correctly, he held up his hands and
formally surrendered.
Annual Spring Influx of
Sons of Rest Crowds
Side Door Pullmans
It didn't really need a miraculous
escape from a blizzard to convince
trainmen operating on lines out of
Alliance that spring is near so near
that the hem of he rgarment can be
touched, provided she- wears gar
ments. For the past week or ten
days there has been evidence of an
other sort evidence as authentic as
the bock beer signs the ones with the
goats on 'em used to be in the damp
days.
The hoboes are coming, tra la, tra
a. j.very train irom me easi is as
nfested with them as an expedition
ary soldier is with cooties. They ride
the rods, or sit in state in the side-
loor Pullmans. And this year, due
perhaps to the unemployment prob
lem in the east, they are coming in
greater numbers than ever.. Accord
ing to railway employes, there are as
many as fifty and sixty beating their
way on a single train, and hardly a
train comes in that does not harbor
a half dozen of them. ,
The hoboes are always a problem
to the trainmen. In the days of full
crews, it used to be possible to beat
them off, but when they come in big
bunches the average train crew is
helpless. You can't blame the aver
age railroader for not desiring to pick
a quarrel when the odds are six to
one against him. .
Alliance wilf have more of these
birds than is her just share, due to
the fact that they prefer to hit the
railroad centers. The pickings are
poor here, however, and they do not
stay long, as a rule. The Alliance and
Box Butte county police, together with
the co-operation of the Burlington spe
cials. have managed so far to keep the
"bo's moving onward,' but it will take
the combined efforts of every law en
forcing agency in the county to pre
vent them outstaying their welcome.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Noih Stein,
man, a boy, Sunday, April l.th.
CITY MANAGER ,
N. A, KEMMISH IS
NOW ON THE JOB
S TENDS FIRST DAY IN LOOKING
OVER SITUATION
Issues Statement Explaining His Ideas
on Conducting the City
Administration
N. A". Kemmish, recently elected city
manager, arrived in the city from
York Monday morning, and put in a
busy first day looking over the work
in the various departments of the city's
activity. Among the first business to
greet him was a flood of applications
for the position of city scavenger, the
incumbent and several others putting
in a bid for the work.
Mr. Kemmiwh this morning issued
the following statement, which will
give Alliance citizens an idea of the
way in which he expects to conduct
his office:
"Fellow Citizens: I spent a very
strenuous week arranging my' busi
ness affairs at York, so that I might
arrive here Monday morning as
planned. 1
"I realize you are all anxious to
know the policies which we are to
pursue. You know the members of
our council and what they stand for.
I think most of the citizens of Alli
ance know I stand for a strictly effi
cient business administration with
special favors to none. IiCt us all pull
and work harmoniously together for
the common good. No doubt we will
make some mistakes but if you think
we are doing so, don't complain to
your neighbor as he may think you
nave some selfish motive in view.
"It is your" privilege and duty to
come in so that we can talk it over
as nearly all cases of discord are oc
casioned by misunderstandings. There
is only one correct ' solution to any
nrohlem. Let us trv to sret it the first
time. This is not my city, or your
citv, hut our citv. I am here to serve., been shown.
you. I mav not always be able to "We realize that this .picture has
please you or do just .what you think been shown here before, and each time
should 'be done but if you have any it has caused more anil more disen
occasion for complaint remember we tion among the races. We desire that
are always glad to have your counsel this picture will not be shown here
as all "we" ask"; is Justice and 8 fairfcgatrfi"' ; .. -, , ...
deal for all. . ' Mayor Hampton, in his reply, states
"I realize that m a city the size of that the counci ami city manager have
ours we will always have people who no Ruthority. under existing ordi-
honestly hold opposite views on ai
important general, social and moral.
questions. We cannot always have the
other fellow think and do just as we-
should like to have him do. The time
has passed, however, when one can al-,no
ways do just as ne pleases wunoui
first consulting the wishes of other,
We have old established customs and
have made laws, rules, and regula
tions to govern all of us. We occa
sionally find those who think their
personal liberty is being taken away if
they cannot do as they please. To
these 1 might say that if they wish
to live in harmony among us they too,
must comply with our laws and regu
lations. "It is too early to make any an
nouncement regarding our new organ
ization. It is our policy to go cau
tiously and make such changes as will
be to the best interests of th ecity.
"Through the papers each week we
hope to tell you what our plans are
and what we are doing to help make
Alliance the best all around city in
our state."
ScottsbM Couple
Married in Alliance
By Judge Tash Monday
Howard M. Tietsort and Miss Lottie
E. Weaver, both of Scottsbluff, were
married bv County Judge Tash yes
terday. The groom gave his occupa
tion as a laborer anil the woman that .
of housekeeper. The bride's age was
given as eighteen and that of the
groom twenty-four. Judge Tash ques
tioned the bride closely a to her age,
but was finally convinced that she had
attained the age limit.
A few days ago, the judge received
at letter from Mrs. M. N. Tietsort of
Scottsbluff, who wrote to ask if a
license had been issued to her son to
marry Miss Weaver. At that time,
no license had been issued, lhe
Scottsbluff woman did not enter any
objections, and from her letter Judge
lash could not discern whether she
objected to the match, or whether she
was actuated by the w. k. woman s
curiosity.
Branch Agency for
Sewing Machine to
Locate in Alliance
E. K. Hayes of Cheyenne, Wyo., who
has been assistant manager of the
Singer sewing machine agency at that
place, will be manager of a branch
agency which has been established at
Alliance at 103 Box Butte avenue, in
the same building with Ted Fielding's
cleaning establishment. New and old
sewing machines will be sold, and a
specialty shop will be established in
connection with the agency.
OBJECTION MADE
TO SHOWING FILM
IN LOCAL MOVIE
COLORKD PEOPLE PETITION
MAYOR HAMPTON
Ask
Him to Use Authority to Keep
"Birth of a Nation" Out
of the City
A delegation of colored citizens of
Alliance waited upon Mayor R. M.
Hampton Saturday afternoon aTid
presented him a petition, signed by
eighty-five colored men and women,
asking the mayor to use his influence
in preventing the showing of the pic
ture, "The Birth of a Nation," at the
Imperial theater. . Th picture was
advertised for Monday.
The colored people gave as their
reason for opposing the showing of
the film the fact that it has been re
sponsible in the past between the
white and the blacks, race riots in
some Instances resulting, and that
they feared its effect in this city. The
picture has been shown in Alliance on
other Occasions, and the colored peo
ple have felt that it has caused sowe
trouble each time.
Their petition to Mayor Hampton
follows:
"To the Honorable Mayor of Alli
ance, Neb.:
"Wc, the colored citizens of Alli
ance, -Neb., protest against the show
ing of the motion picture known as
"The Birth of a Nation," for the rea
son that wherever this picture Is
shown it has caused more or less
trouble between whites annd blacks on
apcount of its misleading characters.
"The display has been barred from
numerous cities and towns on this ac
count, and has caused race riots in
more than one instance; therefore, we
ask that you use your authority to
prevent this display, thereby perhaps
avoiding the same trouble that other
cities have experienced where it has
nanceSi to suppress the picture, and
that jf they took tnis ptep wjthout
autn0i jty thev would undoubtedly meet
...ith mnnRj.jn in the courts. Mr.
Hanipton as0 p0jnts out that there is
race antagonism in Alliance and
fV,nt .u-,.- ,. nttle mounds for the
v.,:. that. th- showinir of the film
would have a bad effect. He also
called attention to the good points of
the "Hirth of a Nation." His letter
follows:
"Alliance. Neb.. April IS. 1921.
Mr. G. E. Slaughter, and all Parties.
Dear Sirs: Relative to petition hand
ed me Saturday evening, we referred
this to the city attorney, and he ad
vises that the city manager and coun
cil would have only such authority as
would be delegated to thenr by the
ordinances of the city, and as a ques
tion of this character had never been
raised before there was no ordinance
touching upon a subject of this char
acter. Anv attempt by otliciais on a
subject of this kind unless they had
full authority of law would meet wun
onposition bv actions in court, and
would nrobablv be defeated.
"However, regardless of their
authority to act in such caseo, we do
not look upon the matters as your
people would see it, as indicated by
your petition. If we were living in a
community where there was prejudice
existing betwen the two races and
where the feeling w as intense it would
seem in such a case that it would be
inadvisable for such an entertainment,
as the people might misconstrue the
Ipssun which we believe is intended to
be taught by such a picture. There is
no dimension between the two races in
our city, and besides it seems to us
that there is a lesson' in the picture
which should be beneficial Co all. We
think that it would be a misconstruc
tion of the facts to believe that it is
intended against your race especially.
The subject goes back to a time when
your race, had been recently released
from slavery, and at a time wnen
your people had never had an oppor
tunity to gain an education for them
selves, and it pictures what they
termed the Carpet Bagger, or a politi
cian with an evil mind exercising his
influence with an uneducated people
for which you were not to blame, and
shows the results of an attempted gov
ernment guided by evil influences and
misguided individuals. It shows the
necessity on the part of our govern
ment as a whole of educating our
neonle. which is a necessary step if
we maintain a iust and righteous gov
ernmi nt Since that time your people
have had an opportunity and such a
thintr could not happen at this age
It is irally teaching a lesson indirectly,
and if w estop to consider, tne same
mischievous influences are working all
over the country at this time, and it
is not with the black people either.
In the stata of North Dakota a very
destructive influent m at work and
thev are attempting to organize in
different ftates. It is specifically
known as socialism, and which will
end in nothing but disaster. This
comes about by agitators and mis
i k ,,rd education.
"Trusting that your people will see
these matters as I have expressed
them, 1 beg to remain,
"Yours verv trulv,
"It. M. HAMPTON, Mayor."
Our Ney City Manager
Talks at Meeting of
Chamber of Commerce
N. A. Kemmish, recently chosen city
manager of Alliance, arrived in the
city Monday morning, and before he
had time to dust off his new desk in
the city hall found himself invited to
attend a luncheon of the umber of
commerce and was called upan for an
impromptu speech. He told the busi
ness men that he had decided that
there would he neither the plaving of
favorites or the playing of politics in
his administration of the ritv'a nirni,-
and that he intended to see that every
citizen got a square deal. The cham
ber or commerce and the city admin
istration, he said, could co-operate to
advantage in buildinir un the ritv. nn.l
he would always be willing to meet
me ousiness men hair-way and ex
pected to be able to call upon them
for assistance when he heeded it
1 he other speaker was F. C. Prince.
principal of the Alliance high school,
who spoke on the Subject of "High
School Athletics." He told of the re
cent ruling of high schools engaged
in athletics that no student would be
permitted to represent a higTi school
who had not been a student for at
least a year prior to his athletic ac
tivity. This, he said, prevented the
building of a strong team for the pur-
ro.e or winning games and augment
ing the box receipts. Both of these
were to be desired, he admitted, but
declared that the present aim of high
school athletics is to build up the stu
dent physically, rather than to win
games.
During the last two years, the high
school gymnasium has bien opened
evenings and alter school hours for
the accommodation of students who
desire to use the equipment, Mr.
Prince said, and large numbers of
them have availed themselves of the
privilege. The present limited equip
ment and accommodations will not ad
mit of regular gymnasium classes for
the entire school, but the school au
thorities hope to be able to extend the
work in physical education when the
new high school building is completed.
Among the athletic achievements,
Mr. Prince cited the interclass field
meet, which is to take place on Fri
day of this week. It is planned later
to hold a field meet in which high
schools in western Nebraska will
participate.
Lineup of Teachers
in Alliance Schools
For the Coming Year
All acceptances and resignations of
teachers in the Alliance schools have
been handed in to the board and dis
close that twenty-six out of the thiity
ejght are remaining. Those in the high
school to stay are: F. C. Prince, prin
cipal; Helen White, history; BerthA
Braddock, English; Hazel Snethen,
mathematics; Anna Steckelberg, do-
mestic science. Those in the h!gh
school who resigned are: Gaylord
Chase, manual training; F. N. Cun
ningham, science; Miss Kena Keith,
Latin; Miss Hazel Bishop, commer
cial; Mrs. J. D. Emerick, normal train
ing. Miss Ida Clark, penmanship sup
ervisor, will remain. Miss Anna Booth,
music supervisor, has resigned.
In Central school, the following will
be here next year:
Miss Blanche Wilson, principal; Miss
Maude Wilcox, eighth grade; Miss
Jeannette McConnell, sixth grade; Mrs.
Alva Kase, fourth grade; Miss Madge
Graham and Ruby Eloe, third gra le;
Miss Emma Davis and Miss Eva
Crocker, second grade; Miss Vera
Spencer and Miss Cleila Batie, hist
grade; jh s i.au.a i nn n am m - . -
garten; Miss Ihelma Wesley, assist -
t 1 . ! I
, , . . .
nannea in resignations; ;uss .v.
North, seventh grade; Mrs. Verity
Reeder, sixth grade and Mrs
l.api
Moore, fifth grade.
At the Emerson school, the follow
ing are to stay:
Miss Lucille McNicholls, principal;
Mrs. Devonne Price, sixth grade; Mrs.
Nettie Donovan, fifth grade; Miss
Katheiine Jennett, fourth grade; Miss
Inis Jennings fourth grade; Miss Izola
Worley, first grade; Mrs. Elizabeth
Cornu, kindergarten.
Those resigning are Miss t.sther
Johnson, eighth grade; Mrs. Hazel
Harsh, seventh grade and Mrs. Wilma
Carlson, second grade.
At a recent meeting of the board, it
was decided to adhere to me salary
schedule which was adopted , last
spring. That means that the teachers
in the high school who remain will
receive $100 increase; those in the
grades who remain will receive $75
increase; and the principals and super
visors will receive $100 increase, if
isy remain. Only two-thirds of the
vacancies have been filled, but, while
good teachers are still scarce, a num
ber of applications have been received,
and less trouble in getting teachers is
anticipated than was experienced last
year.
.Herald Want Ads ltf a word.
COMMISSIONERS
AGREE TO GIVE
MONEY FOR FAIR
PROVIDED THE FARMERS IIAVH
COMPLETE CHARGE
Organization Meeting is Called fet
1 P. M. Saturday at the
Court House
Following permission received front,
the state authorities by George M.
Carey, secretary of the Alliance cham
bcr of commerce, for the commission
ers of BoxTiutte county to appropriate
funds for a county fair this year, de
spite the" fact that no levy was mad
for the purpose, the commisshmers,
at their meeting last week, decided to
appropriate the requisite money from
other funds.
This was done, it is announced, witH
the understanding that the fair will
be entirely under the control of tha
agriculturists of the county. The com
missioncrs insist that it shall be un
der the management of farmers and
that they have complete charge. Thia
will be done if the farmers can get
together on the proposition.
L. E. Bliss, William Neuman and
Lester Beal, who have been working
on the proposition for the past two
weeks, have announced a meeting tot
those interested in a county fair at th
court house at 1 p. m. Saturday. . It
will be necessary for twenty or thirty,
farmers and stockmen to get behind
the fair jf it is to be a success, and
after Saturday's meeting definite ar
rangements will be made. Some .weeks
ago I. E. Bliss and D. E. Purintoa
got interested in a fair for Bo Butte
county, but at that time it was believed
it would be impossible to get funds,
and the matter was allowed to drop
Alliance Hotel Cafe
Announces Big Drop
in Prices for Meals
It is now possible to get a square. .
meal in Alliance for thirty-five cents.
Restaurant prices are back to the reir -ular
pre-war basis. J. M. Miller of
the Alliance hotel is leading the way,
and it won't be long until others fow
low the lead Pie may never drop.
back to the nickle-a-sliver rate, but the
price of practically every other item,
on the menu has been cut to the bone.
Mr. Miller this week announces re
ductions on meals in the Alliance hotel
cafe, which amount to from 25 to SO
per cent on nearly all items. In som
cases the reduction is- as high as CO
per cent. The chief reduction is on
the price of regular meals, which ar
now 35, cents. Coffee, iced tea and .
milk are now selling at 5 cents a
throw. Sandwich prices are lower, and
it will no longer be necessary to mort
gage the old homestead to buy a steak
that can be cut without calling for ft
handaxe. All egg dishes have hit tha
toboggan, and spuds may be had in
any one of a dozen styles at the rates
that obtained before the war proflteera
started prices to skyrocketing.
In other cities of this size, the drop
came a month or so ago. Over in the
Platte valley towns, restaurant prices
have been reduced to a considerable
extent Mr. Miller takes the first bit
step in bringing them down in Alli
ance. Joe Price Has His ,
Application In to the
State Board for Parole
Among the thirty-six application
which Came before the state pardon,
board at its meeting on Wednesday
of lat week was that of Joe Price,
, , , t t th state penitentiary
, - t riehruarv 20.
He was sent up from one to
seven
years. Price admitted to tno
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.uln o ha TheVen wVZ
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anl Sidnev. Neb.
The Price case was reviewed by th
board, which to date has not yet an
nounced its decision.
Baer-Alter Company
Will Open Shoe Shop
Some Time Next Week
The Baer-Alter company will opea
its exclusive thoe shop in the quar
ters recently fitted up for it in the
Alliance National Bank building coma
time next week. H. B. Alter, formerly
with the Horace Bogue store, returned
the first of the week from a two
weeks' trip to eastern markets, during,
which he made extensive purchases in,
Chicago, Cincinnati and other places.
The new store will deal exclusively
in shoes, and will offer a wide selec
tion for all members of the family,
THE WEATHER
!
Fair tonight and warmer west por
tion Wednesday. Probably increasing
cloudiness, becoming unsettled bt
night.